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Recognised as Colour

#786F91

  • #786F91
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate grey

#786F91 is a violet with RGB values 120, 111, 145 and HSL 256°, 13%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#786F91#786F91
HEX#786F91
RGBrgb(120, 111, 145)
RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.4353, 0.5686
RGB percentages47.1%, 43.5%, 56.9%
HSLhsl(255.9, 13.4%, 50.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(255.9, 23.4%, 56.9%)
CMYK17.2%, 23.4%, 0%, 43.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,892,881
CSS custom property--colour: #786F91;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17406WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness118 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.69:1
Contrast with white4.69:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#737373
Inverted#87906E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#687492no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8 from the original
Deuteranopia#697390no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.6 from the original
Tritanopia#73747Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.69:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.48:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 15.1Light slate grey · ΔE 16.1Dim grey · ΔE 20.8Gray · ΔE 20.9Steel blue · ΔE 21.4Rosy brown · ΔE 28.8
Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 15.13, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#88916F
Analogous#6F7791, #896F91
Triadic#91786F, #6F9178
Split complementary#91896F, #77916F
Tetradic#916F77, #88916F, #6F9189

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E4E3E9
Lighter +30%#C9C6D3
Lighter +20%#AEA9BD
Lighter +10%#938CA7
Darker −10%#605974
Darker −20%#484357
Darker −30%#302D3A
Darker −40%#18171D
More saturated +25%#694FB1
Less saturated −25%#808080

Channel breakdown

R120
G111
B145
Red120 (47.1%)
Green111 (43.5%)
Blue145 (56.9%)
Hue255.88°
Saturation (HSL)13.39%
Lightness50.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 78 · G 6F · B 91

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